Although his $7.1 million salary for next season and his $7.6 million salary for 2014-15 are only 50 percent guaranteed, it would help the Magic's salary-cap flexibility if the team could send him elsewhere.

Harrington could entice a contending team that believes it needs another big man.

This time, something strange and wonderful happened. The skies cleared, the rain stopped and the starving blind man gorged himself on a much-needed victory and finally regained his sight ¿ the vision of making the playoffs.